Goua "ovlce.
Snlll n. man who hall been dotectClt
chcot'ng nt cnrllB : " 1'hoy thl'cnten to
'ld 1. tno downBtalr ! ! . 'Vhnt nm I to
do ? " 1f'21b IrIC'III' nll Icnlcli to ottered
this ( mety cot fel ; , . : . " 1)lay ou the
'crou".t 11001' . " \ , I
, " . New and Old.
Tko : new" Ittemher of COnA'rCRI ! nr.
rh'cII nl WRAhlngtull with II. sllcech up
'hla ( , : o , nw' ' the , old member , get.s
there wHh II. . laugh stowell nwny In
tbo saUIO { llncc-ndlauapolis News.
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Part Durban's Rapid Growth.
I .I'erl Durhan'a . rateahlo'aluo IA $ O , .
'OOO.t1tf.Slxy years ago It was n
, Bmdswlldcrness : , with R smllil hlock.
'IOUSO in Its mldat , besieged by n
, cu\Gtndo. \ ot noel's. , , ,
Pressed Peat for 'Fuel.
I ' .1'110 cXllcrlencc glllne,1 , In the use of
IprcHs ( ! ileaL ns Iucomotlvo fuel In
lla\-rlrln \ , Austrln , Sweden nud Hussla
ls ratel1 to ho very sIIUsfactor } ' .
Crime In Lapland.
Tn L' < tpland the crlmo which Js pun.
fSl &a. most severely , next to' murder ,
is lll. ( ) marrylrlA' oC a girl IIgalnst the
'Cx "rcjoS wish oC her IHlrents ,
f !
L Rats Devour Bonds.
"J..C : ; , have eat n 'c , OOO worth of.
.tefrl'Al' bonds belonging to a Purls'
Cllliplo. 'l'he hands were IWIIL In an I
old , bnt box.
:1aps Drink Much Water.
t
A t.lI n of water n da } ' Is .drunle I
tJrO\'o.l7 Japnnoso who practices , as '
f1cmrt , 011 do , the g'JnullsUcs ImowQ
m. ju..Jll.u ,
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, Grewsome Collection.
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A. French professor Is the owner or
"a oJl cllon oC 920 humnn hends , 'rep-
roscn1 every Imowll race or peoille. J
. Scarlet for Bachelor Maids. I
'WIlI..n an unmarried womnn dies In
DJa'L'i'l o coffin , hearse and Ilvery of
the c.nthmllll are all scarlet. ,
Cost of London's Paupers.
E. , y ) 'car $ " ,000,000 Is spent on ,
tbo , fMd nnd clothing . oC Indoor pau ,
11C ( ' b. London ,
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The Good Old Tlmeo.
' \\'hoo Benjumln Frmll1ln : toole the
( ' ( Jtdh : from l'hllad ll > hln to New Yorl.
he spenLfour days on the journey.
tIo' tpUs''R ' that , as the old drlv r
joggCd alQug , ho spent his tlmo ImIL.
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{ Igg ; stocl < lngR. ' .fwo stage coaches
( \ 111c1ghl horses sufficQd , , fpr all the ,
co mo ; , e _ Uu\t wns carried. on be. .
\\'cen 1I09lo11 and ow YOIlc , and In
wlttJr ! Ulo'joul'ney"occupled . " a week.-
SUccess : . " . . , I
, . um , C anges Tribe.
rtho. : liyam-N'ams , or tbo upper NUo
\\IJ : ' . used. to lit ) a very lll\rmiess , .
ullln.blQ peollle , whoso nmuAements I
were to RlJlolw nnd hold nightly con. I I
cl ! lg , Bul rifles and rum chnnged
th 1t , nnnow' a Dritlsh e'xpedtUon Is
m lln ! ; ' to punish them for shoollng
at rltlsh " 11atrols , " though what
BrlUsh' patrols I were doing In the
Nj'ltm-Nyam cOl1ntr ' Is not explained.
Value of System.
A. w allhy merchanl remarlted the
oth3r. ! day t.hat "his filter of success
IUlll n wrapper marl < cd 'systcm. " Anlt
be declared that both these who soht
foo't1R to him ami these who bought of
hint were au Impressed with his show
o system 'thal the confillenco ema.
uating thererrom was n big capital In
lle lL-Success.
Especlnlly for Women.
Champion , 1\1lch" Jnn , 9th-Spe-
clal-A case QC especlul Interest to
womau Is thaC.of Mrs. A. Wellall ,
wJo of 1well 'lmown photographer
here. " 'Ill'ls bes't eiven in her own
wrrdQ .
" -I c uld nol sleep , my roet. were
cold and my Umbs cramped , " Mr'3.
'Venat : . states. "I hall an wrul hnrll
Ilnht across my , Iddnoys. [ had to got
UI1 three or rour limes In the nlehl. J
wns'ory nervous and { earCully des.
lIondlml ,
11 [ ' had bden trOblClt In ults way
tor "a } 'ears when I commonced' to
uSQ , Dodd'a Kldno ) ' Pills , ami what
thQY cllusod to come Crom m ) ' Itldney'l
wlU bardly Btand doscrlIlUon ,
"D ' the limo 1 had finished ono box
( It Dodd's. ' Kidney Pills [ was cured
Now r cnn sleep well , 'my limbs do
not cramp , [ do nol get up In U1A
night nM [ fool better 1I1Ilu I have In
yenrs , [ ewe my hoaUh to Dodd's
lhlney Pills. "
Wemon's Ills are caused by IJ1s.
.eIUjCl Kltlneys ; that's why Dodd' "
.Kul iey' pIIls , alwaY I pure them.
Ho who stops to help n tottering
"rot11er over Ule rough places arrlvos
qulQkor than ho who rushes headlong
dOw" lho Inno of lICo.
ABV'S TERRIBLE SORE
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Sod'y Raw With Humol'-Caused Un.
t ld Agony-Doctor Did No Good
-dutlcura Cured at Once.
y child Wn.j a very delicate bn.by.
wfrlblo sera and humor t roke out
.on Uhl body , looltlng 11Im r.T Oesh ,
< < wt causing the child untold agony ,
{ : P:1trp'lpJ1\n : { > r scrlbcd , rl1us ! rem.
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ed'rcsnone ' r which hClpe l atfnU. I
icC1111i1Q discouraged aUlI took the ma.t
ter ht.o my own hantllr , and trlod CuU
cura Soap nod OuUcura Ointment
wl J\lmost ImmOllmto SUcceRS. De-
fore UIO second week hnd passed thl'
80reneSIJ wns gone , not leaving 0. tracl'
or actrthlng. Me's. JCl\nnQtto II , DIock
281 Rosodale S , llocl1eoter , N. 'Y. "
ll te a vracUco or doing 110mB 11.11
ef. Wadn s ; eyery day unUt tb babi1
OR ) "ou and .tay _ with J'O\ & .
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HOW SEA F' GHTING FORCES
OF THE NATIONS COMPARE
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IW5SIA 112,7"0
GER'fJ\.NYIOJ,976 . '
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PARIS RESUMJS OLD GLORY.
Session of North Sea Tribunal Re.
vives Diplomatic Prestige.
'flte trlhunnl which Is dealing with
the contruvers } ' relntlng to Hussl's
clnlt1ng oC Eng1lsh fishing Cl'art In the
North sea hns just ollened nt the
French cnilltal , P.1I'1s Is resuming Its
old glor } ' as the world'lJ p01lllcni cen-
ter. It was al Paris that the reprc.
sentatl\'os of the United Stutes and
811,111 met to sellIe the Issues grow.
Ing out of the war of 1898 , It seemed
just as npllrollrlato a place for the
United States and Spain to moet In
thal juncluro as It did In 1856 for
Bngland , Hussla , Pruasla , Austrln ,
'l'url < cy nnd the rest of the European
powers to deal with the Issues grow.
InA' out of the Crlmean wnr , IL was
at 0. congress al Pl1\'ls \ In 1783 lhat
England recognized United States independence -
dependence , 'fwer.ty : rears earllcr a
treaty oC Paris brought the se\'cn
years' wnr to nil end , Detween 17G3
nnl 190,1 moro Important Internatlon.
al gatherings hnve been held at Paris
Utan In al1 the resl of the world's cap-
ltals-Sl. Louis Glebe Democral.
TO TH E LAND OF THE FREE.
Table of Immigration Shows Arrival
of MIllions.
A. . recentlr pUblish ell ta lo shows
thal from 1821 to 1903 ( both inclusive )
the total num er or hnmlgrnnts wns
: nJ6 : ,723 , of Whom JJuropo : furnished
. )3 per cent. Of 1IIo total Immigration -
tion .Into . the Unted , States durIng
elghty-fivo ) 'eal'S German ) ' and the
United Kingdom furnished G per cent ,
as fol1ows : Germany , 24 per cent ;
reland , 19 per cpnt , and Englnnd , Scot.
land 11\111 \ Wales 13 per cent. During
the same period , Austrla-Huugar } ' , Haly
and Russia nnd Poland furnished 21
Iler cent , a9 f01l0ws : Austrla-lIun-
gary , 7 per cent ; Haly , 8 per cent ,
anll Ruslsa and Poland , G ler cenl.
'or lho lolal Immlgrnflon In 1903 , Gor-
manr and the United Kingdom fur.
IIlshed only 12 per cent , wItHo ustrJaI I
: Hungar } . Italy nnd Russin and Poland
furnished 68 per cenl.
NEW COMMISSIONER OF LABOR.
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Charles P. Neill Soon to Succeed Carroll -
roll D. Wright.
On Feb , 1 Charles P. Nem will suc-
cecIl Carrol1 D. Wright as commls.
slonor of laoor. Mr. Neill hns ne-
qulrcd a reputation as a staUsUclan
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c'fM5. R A2Yll
! lnd has the confidence or laboring
mon as well as the admllllstratlOn ,
Mr. t\olll's homo Is at the cnpltal. 110
Is thorough I } ' famlllar with the work
: If the bureau.
Tuberculosis Infection.
Tuberculosw Is a house Infection.
Wo don't I1lck It up on the sq-eots ns
wo may pneumonia or smallpox : wo
never Inhorlt. It ; seldom Is It contract.
ed from diseased ml1lt or moat. Occa.
slonal contnct with 0. consumptlvo en.
dangers no ono ; lho dlseaso Is not
cont.ulous In thnt sonso. Dut every
house In which an Ignorant or careless -
loss consumpUv has lived nnd
coughed up the deadly bacl1ll ; every
close and foulalred worl < room In
wblch ho has Inbored ' ) ecomes a 110ril
to these who 11\0 o. work with him or
follow after 11lm.-1\1cOluro' "
Rnllroador to Take HID' Office.
Isaac Thmnna ParltOr , wt , will Boon
bo Inductoa 1I1to office as lieutenant
go\'ornor ot Delaware , Is conductor of
n passenger tmln rUllnlng between
Phlladolphln. and Delmar , Del. 110 Is
alroudy qunrtermaster general on the
I starr of the present governor , but Ulls
Is the first electlvo office of Import.
nnco to which. ho hns been chosen.
Mr. PurImI' has no Idea of resigninG
his { 1Osltlon on lbo Penns'lv .nla raU ,
read , but declares that as BOOn as
UIO legislature adjourns he will be
found on hla run IUS usuaL
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COOLIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
World W < llting to Sce How Experl.
ment Turns Out.
Not much hn.s been Jluhllshelt of Into
concerning the employment of coollos
In the South African mines , Presume
ably It did not provo :1. telling cause
In Eng1lsh 11I1rllamenlnry eloctlous ,
nnd 0101'0 seelns to 1.10 a general Ceel.
Ing that , now that the coolies hn.vo
( 'en Imported , people ohould wnlt nnd
see how the experlmenL tnrns out before -
fore lllulcJng Cnrthmallnels on it. Up
to the 1st oC December more thau 19
300 Chlncso hud been landed In South
Africa for worlt 1n the mines , The
last shlpmont was of 2,2'ID , 2,238 llelng
Innded , the remaining eleven having
died on the vo'age , 'fhat would ap ,
pear to be a very large percenlago of
loss for coolies who ILl'e al1 careful1y
inspected heCoro their shipment , and
who are 0.11 men ill the 1)\'lmo ) \ of lIlo ,
Some of the tramp steamers thut have
been engaged In this worlc , while
conlrol1ed by eertain govenlment reg.
ulatlons concerning the carryIng of
the coolies , must have , In bad weather -
er , presented a scene below decls that
was somewhat reminiscent of the old
dn's of lhe middle passage.-Doston
Herald.
IN AND OUT OF CABINET.
Sensations of Members Well Described
by Scnator Foster.
Poslmn.ster General Wynne , who
used to bo a newspaper man In Wash.
.lngton , bears his honors with become
Ing dignity , but docs not In any WILY
foci uppish over his advancement.
The president ono day asked him :
"How does Il feel to attend a cabinet
meellng nfter hn.vln spent so much
tlmo on the oulsido tl'j'lng to find out
what occurred at similar gatherings ? "
"Oh , it Is not so much lJOw he feels , "
said Secretary Wilson , "as how Ule
resl or us Ceel. " Wynno has Irish
I blood In his veins anlt ready wit n.t
the tip of his tongne , Ho came bacIe
[ In this { ashlon : "That reminds mo
ofvhat Sc-creln.ry Foster said when
ho toole charge of the treasury do-
parlmont. I was his private secre-
tnry. Ono day ho remarked to mo :
'W'nno , when I first came to Wash.
Ington as member of the rnblnol I
gazed In awe at the distinguished men
who were my col1eagueR and won.
derod how I got there , After I had
been In the cabnlct three monthR t
wondered bow my colleagues got
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th ore.
GEr FOOD TO PORT ARTHUR.
How Chinese Junks Successfully
Elude Blockrlders.
The medium-sized northern Chinese
junl < s mal < o first-class bloclmde run.
nors. They are buill very low In the
water , with the docl.s almost awash
wben loaded , so that only the bow
: md stem rlso nollceably above the
wn.ter line , The ) ' nre strong , fiat-bot.
tomed and of unpainted , dirty wood ,
with no bright colors nbout them , Pro.
pelled by from ten to twenty oarsmen ,
If the salls fall , they lIde through tbo
water with no noise or smolte , and
nro very dlfilcuU of detection , Dodging
along the shore and among the' nu.
merous Islets , whIch extend from the
Shnn-Tung penlmmla nctoss the
mouth of Po-Chce-Leo gulf , they closely -
ly resemble UIl1 low , brown rocks and
during the pasl months hundreds of
them have emded the Japanese
watchers and cnrrled tons of fresh
provlllons and vegetailles to the beleaguered -
leaguered Port Arthur garrison ,
, Simple Home of Rockefellers ,
In Mr. Rocl\Cteller's home In New
York muo effort is mailo at preten.
tlousnoss. There are no elovl\tors , no
olabornlo system or electric bens , no
rrlUs about nnythlng , Mrs , Rockefeller -
fellor lab rlously clhnbs the stairs
rather lhan have an elevn.tor put In.
Simplicity nnd economy sound tbo
! < cynote. Mrs , Rockereller's kitchen
In her New York houRe would bo con.
8h'ered extremely oldfashioned by
th standard of her rich nelghborfl.
e . does not care much { or the pleas.
ures ot lhe table. Plain cooking HUltS
her besl. Her husband , of course , Is
most careful oC his diet. The list or
dlshos he is obUged lo I > 11SS unnoUeed
would make a very large bill of Care.
Mean Fling at Senator Depew.
Senator Depow saya that. the meanest -
est remark ho ever hearlt about him.
selt came from a passenger on a sightseeing -
seeing nutomobllo In Washington
The automobile was going past the ,
sonator's house In } [ street. "Th1t !
tree In the yard , ladles and genU& >
men , " said tbo megaphone man , "was
planted by Senator Depew hlmselt aJ. .
most six ) 'ears ago , " "Say , " I1lped UI1
n passenger on the baclt Bcat. loud
I enough to be heard by the senator .nd
I hlB wlte , who were standing In froni
of the bouse. 1011 [ bllt h , ' . a chealnut. "
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QUEER LITTLE ! ; EA : MOUSE ,
Remarkable In the Lower D.'lnches of
Organic Life.
A Cow days ago , \\1len they brought
mo a 11no speclmon , nhollt fOllr IncJ.les
long , or that strange crcnturo the sca
mouse , dredged from the sl\ndy bal.
torn of Locb R'nn , I beA'an to speclI'
late darl < ly IIllon the significance of
the generic name Aphl'Odltn , bestowed
upon this lowl } ' Invcrtebrate h } ' Lam.
nraclc. } < 'or It Is no mouse , but a
worm , helonglllA' to the clnsR Anne-
lida , nnlmnla which , being stl1l In II .
prlmltlyo stage of dovclol1mcnt , enjo } '
the envluhlo 1ll'Ivl1ose of helng ahle to
rOl11aco nny organ , even a 11Oall , oC
which they may be bereft by a cldcnt
or assault.
At first sight no living creature Is
less suggestive oC the goddess of love ,
Its general outllno belnA' that of a gl-
san tie wood 10uso anll Its structure
hut an oblonA' mass of Integument and
\'Iscere. Yet on sccond thought. It
appears nol Inappropriate I } ' tel'med
Ahllrodlta , born of the sea foam-am-
phl'os-and , If bcauty of form bo denied -
nied to It , compensutlon Is mn c by
an oxtraordlnary loveliness of color.
'fho br'alhlng aPPD.ratus , consisting
or externul brnnchlae lIIw sl1lcy bristles -
tles arranged nIl along the sides of
the nnlmal , shlno with a luster ns dell-
cato as and moro brllllanl thnn n
Illgeon's ueclc.-Pa1l 1\Iall Gazette.
LIFE PROLONGED BY SUCCESS.
Victory Over World Means New Vltnl-
Ity and New Powers.
It Is new well Imown that Increased
complexity of lIfo with Increased ox-
11endlturo distinctly ndds longevlt } ' .
Luxul'j' , "the { ertllo 'parenl of a whole
famll } ' of diseases , " modifies It grcatly ,
of course , but this Is u manageable
factor.
Wo 1la\'e only to reca11 peraonal experience -
perience to reallzo the force or intellectual -
lectual stimulation. 'fho interesl of
sport \vUl sustain mon without { atlguo
for distances lhoy otherwIse could not
traverso. The excitement of strife
will often masl < the presence of
wounds. Self-forsetfulness In 0.11 the
wall < s of life , under the stress of love ,
chivalry or accepted duty , doubles human -
man onduranco. Success gives neW vI.
tallty , new powers , nnd this Is another
name { or now life.
Women's Duplicate Shoes.
A most curious trade has sprung up
lately which IHustrates quaintly the
pet vanity of woman. It appears that
women when staying at. hotels or the
lIIw do not care to exhibit to the
passers along the corridors the exacl
slzo of their feet , so they carerull ) '
carry with thorn 3. couple of pairs of
tiny , delicate sboes , which , instead or
the ones they are wearIng , they place
outside their doors for the servants to
luke down and clean , All the big bool
shops In Paris now make n apeclnlty
of this tiny footgear , and a pair or
two form 0. porUon of the trousseau of
every up-to-date bride , MadrId women -
en are said to hn.vo tlJe smallest feet ;
Peruvian women como next and the
American girls are n good third.
Prowling African Hyenas ,
"It Is not an uncommon thing , " sa 's
a man who has hunted In Central Af.
ricn. , "to meet a natlvo with half his
fnce missing and when you ask him
IIOW It happened ho will tell you that
a h'ena snapped aL him whllo ho was
asleep. It Is marvelons how they recover -
cover { rom such wounds , as the teeth
of the animal must be poisonous , and
the natives have no antiseptics nnd
n. very crude way of treating wounds ,
When a 'fisl , ' as the natives ca11 It.
( 'ames r.ound tbo camp howling , the
'boys' sbout 0.11 sorts of vllo names at
him. Dut very often the anlmnl malrcs
no nolso whatever and nol tIU next
morning la the loss of something dIs-
covered. "
Oh , Beautiful , My Country.
"Oh , DcautUul , my country ! "
Bo thlno n noblcr care
Than all thy weulth of commerc _ ,
' .1'hY harvests wavlnJ ; fa/ri /
Do It the prIde to lift up
'rhe manhooo of the poori
Do then to UIO opprcssed
l' all' freedom's Ollon door !
1'01' thee our fathert ! sulfcred :
For thee they tolled and pmYfld ;
Upon thy holy nllar
'l'heh' willing lives they lnld ,
Thou hast no common blrthrlJht' ;
Grund memories on thee shine ;
The ] lIlood of lll1grlm natlonH
Commingled 110w9 In thine.
"Oh , Dcautllul , our counlryl
'Hound thee In 10\0 we draw ;
'rhino III the IraCe ot freedom ,
'rho majeHty of law ,
Do righteousness thy scepter ,
Justice thy diadem ;
And In thy shlnhlJ ; forehead
Da pence the crown/lll / ; gom.
-Doerner.
One Step to Advancement.
Father O'Gorman , of Gnnanoquo , on
the banl < s of the St. Lawrence ' Is u
Itoen judso of horses and \ dogs , never
failing to have at least one Irish set.
ter at every bench show In Now Yorlt
city. At the recent oxhlbltlon there
his enlry won the first prize , on hear.
Ing of which n friend said to him : "I
suppose they wUl maleo } 'OU n bishop
now. " Fnthor O'Gormnn , who is cot
at all averse to n joke on himself ,
answered , readily : "My dear sir , If
I know ns much aboul theology ss I
do about Irish setters I'd be n cardinal
this mlnuto , "
Mistaken Attention.
"Mon make a mistake , says 0. lady ,
"in mnklng such a fuss over middle-
ased women. 'roo ) ' don't want to be
watted on. They want people to think
they nro just as young as tbey over
were , and lhoy resenl It wben a man
tries lo help them got arout.d , If } 'OU
want to Iteop good frlenrls with a Indy
whoso hall' Is just boglnnlnc to turn
I gray , don't take her arm every tlmo
Bho steps err a threflnch curb or oC.
fer hf your suat In atreet car to
rldo . . couple ot blonks.Dl'trolt
, 'rTtbuna.
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HYENA KNFW ITS FRIEND ,
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Apparently Vicioull Creature Had
Memory for Kindness.
A few ) 'ears ago In one of the men.
I\Aerlcs exhlhltell during the races al
Brighton , England , was a striped
h'clla , which , to tbo Iteeper and all
around him , dlsllll1)'e,1 , the usual fero-
cluus hahlts Inheronlln anlmnla of his
I < lnll. Among the Rpectalors was 0.
young mnn who fearlessly approached
the don whel'o It wus snnr1lns nnd
snapping furlouul } ' , aud , pulling his
hand through the wires , palled the
animal on Its head.
In an Inatnnt the hyena gave B'mp'
toms or the preat ; st delight , bounded
about In an ccstac ) ' oC joy and ruhbed
hltnRol fagalnst the ) 'oung mnn's hand ,
seeming to ho overjo'ed nl his cn. '
reSRes , It appenred that this al1lmal
had been tal\Cn when n cub by this
yonn ; ; man and brought 11y nltn to
Englund nnd sold to the leepcl' ; of a
menagerie , aUll although seven yenrs
hllll elapsed slnco then the recollec.
tlon oC the gentle treatment ho had
rlce\'e,1 ! , had been gratefullremem. .
bered by this apparentl } ' untamable
creature.
ONE SECRET OF SUCCES
The Faculty of Keeping Friends an 1m.
mense Factor.
The facutt } ' of ltceplng friends Is
the secret of snccess of many men ,
says Madame , It's nol enough to bo
n.blo to malto thorn. H Is a compara.
tlvely eas ' matter to win regard nnd
favor with 1Ileaslng extorlor nnd
even the frameworl < of 0. well-stored
mind. Yes , It Is easy to win friends ,
hut to hold them-"there's the rub , "
A real friendship and the only idnd
worthy of struggle and si1crlfico Is a
priceless possession , and he Is rich
Indeed who can count his { rlends on
the fingers of one hand , It Is custom.
nry , however , to speak lightly 01
frIendship nnd to refer to another as a
frJend when nn acquaintance Is meant.
People who rlso to power and Innu
ence are usually these who ha\'o retained -
tained their friends , They are "tho
same ) 'esterday , to'day nnd tomorrow
row , " and prosperity does not change
thom. The friends of long ago arc
theirs for a'e.
Englged ,
Englged ! Who would ever ha"c thought
It !
It happened so sudden , 'ou see ,
1 wOllllcr , when could he have bought It-
And how did he know 't would lit me !
And how dIll he dare to embrace me ,
And call me his "durling , " nnd Bess !
lIe can't ha\'o the nerve now to faCQ me !
I'm sura that I didn't sa ) ' " ) 'es , "
Last night , wh ) ' . I hndn't n notion
'i'hnt that' wns the reason he came-
Tho' he was , \'owell Ihe girls , nil dovotlon ,
And we hall lots of tun with his name ,
And to' thlnlc that mumma , Hhe tUS-
lectcd ,
And snt up so late , In undreRs ,
To whisper that " \10 one objected ! "
I'm suru th t 1 didn't say " ) 'es. "
'Twas right In t'he ml st of the weather
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lIe actcd so funny and quee. :
I waM scare -just wo two there to.
gether-
An pl'l1)'e some one else would ap.
peal' ,
And first thing I lI1ow , like n nlnn ) '
I was tight In his arms , nothing less !
And he was nll Rhlnlng and grlnnr-
I'm surD thut 1 nevcr Hal " ) 'e8 ,
It's n. benuhn regular beauty !
And set 'wIth such exqulslto taste !
1 suppose-I Impposo 't Is my duty
To send and return It In haste ,
1 can't give It up-It's worth double
'rho ones worn by Helen and Jess ,
And 1 can't give him up , morc's the
trouble !
Dut I'm sure that I never said " 'es , "
-Puck.
Acknowledging Presents.
Every girl should consider It her
duty to aclmowledge her wedding
presents at once , and her pleasure to
make these notes as personal and np ,
preclatlvo as possible , says the Phil.
adelphln Press. Mention the name ot
the gift , so that your friend will see
that 'ou really Imow what she sent
) 'ou , and will not feel thal It meant
no moro to you than "one of many _ "
If you haven't had tlmo to aclnowl ,
edge all rour presents beforehand
lceep n lIsl of them , nnd have your
mother write these friends that her
dn.ughter wIH take pleasure In thank
Ing them as S < Ion as she returns from
her wedding trIp.
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Regained Appetite by Reading.
There was on co 0. man who had lost
his appetite , Ho regained Il by the
simple meUlOd or reading n. challter
of Dlol < ons before dinner every day.
Sometlmcs ho would read about.tbe
Christmas dinner of the Crummels ,
and ngaln ho , would read aboul another -
other character's qnjoyment of bUller ,
cd toast ; but nlwors the chapter
would ho U1On something good to cat.
7ho very thougM of how others enjoy.
. . their food would awal < o In this
hypochondriac II. hunger thal made
his dinner a pleasure Instea of 0. tor.
turo.
Willing to Pay for His Drink.
One night not locg ago Archlo got
very thirsty , nnd , turning o\'er In his
bed , poked his mother and said ,
"Mamma , elmmo 0. drink or water. "
His mother told blm to eo to sleep.
In nnother five mlnules ho again
nsl < od for a slass of water. This time
his mother said to him , "It I set up
I'll only give ) 'OU 0. good spanking , "
To whlcb Archlo replied , "Will yon
glvo me the glass of wate ! when y u
get up to glvo mo the spnnltlng'l"
Queer Love Potions.
A womnn who has been arrested In
Dcrlln Cor fortune-tomDg Is said to bo
skilled In the preparation ot love po-
tions. Accordln to her recipes a
r nulated substance must be brewed
with parchments contnlnlng charms ,
and thCl concoction must be worn sov.
en da's on the breast. Equnl1y offoo-
tI\'o are three hairs ot the loved ono
'nl ! throe drops of the lovor's own
hl'nd c' n s1lce of qnlnC'e , This must
ho enten wnen 111 moon IS ful ( lnd
with ono' oyc IIll'nr1l1flxod on tll f
I Imlnnry -
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Veteran Joshua lIeU or , of T08 fto'IItli : I
Walnut Itreet , Urbana , 111" says : "II' : ( ,
I the fan of 1899 , n.tter taltlng Doan' . a
Kldne , . Pl11s I told
the read en or this
paper that they had
rellevod me of kid.
noy trouble , dls.
lIosed of a. lame
back with pain
ucrOBS my loins and
beneath the shoul.
del' blades. During
I the Interval which
has elapsed I hnvo
had occasion to re-
I > ort to Doan's Kid.
noy Pl11s when I
noUced warnings
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) f an atlacl < . On el\ch and every oO'
: aslon the results obtaIned WeTO Just
as satisfactory a'S when the pills \Vcra
Orst brought to my noUco. I just as I
emphnlcally ! endorse the preparatloD J
to-day ns I did over lwo yen.rs ago , " 1
: Foster-1\lUburn Co" Duffalo , N , Y. ,
\ > roprJotors. For sale by all drug lst. .
price 60 cents per. box , :
Raw Food In the North. '
The eating of raw fish Is bY , nCl J
means confined to the gsquhnaux , ( "n
Fairly well smol < ed salmon , cod' and
trout eaten Ind1ans Bnd 11
I are raw by '
Canadians alll < e , and are bolh pa1ata. 1 . :
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blo and easily digested when cut wltb I
sbarp nUo Into the thinnest po&I I
sibio s1lces , much as old woolsmeJ > "
IIko lo shave oft UIO chlpplugs of a 1
well smoked but. nncooked caribou
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I A Rare Coed Thing.
"Am uswg ALLEN'S FOO'-EASE , and
can truly say I would not have been wltl1pu' " 'I
it so long , had I known the relict it w uld
give my aching tect , I think it rara food : Ij
thing for anyone having sore or tired ( 4t- J . . , j
Mrs , Matlld. . . lIoltwert , Providence , LN
Sold y all Druggists , 2 c. .4sk to-dIl1l , , f
Practical Scotty. j I
"Positively the worst struggle I 'ever t ,
ltad In the water , " said the ) 'oung man
who had been nt sea , "was ono night ' I
trying to save n man with 11 woollen j
leg , " "Man , " said an old Scotahman , I
who was IIslenlnb' "U ye had ! ; 9t a t (
bit of rope ye could hao Bavcd tbe J
man quIcker wi' it than ye could dae
wi' ton wldden legs. "
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Embezzler Boiled to Death.
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In 1890 the last Instance of boUlns \
lo death toole place In Persia. ' 1'h.
offender , gullly of stealing state rev. f
( 'nues , was put Into a larso calm-on
at cold water , which wns slowly boat.
cd to the boiling point. His bone !
were distributed , as a warnln& o.m'onl .
the provincial tax collectors.
When Your Grocer Says
he does not hllvo Defiance Starcll , 70U
may be sure ho Is afraid to k cp 1t un.
tll his stadt of 12 oz , packages tno
sold , Defillnce Starch Is not only bet.
tel' than any other CollI Water St"rchj
but contn.lns 16 oz , to the package RnQ
uUs tor snmo money as 12 oz. briUlds.
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Siamese Must Pay Debts.
Debtors In Slam , when three mdnthl
In arrears , can bo seized by the credo
Itors nnd compelled to work out their
Indebtedncss. Should 1\ debtor run
away , bls father , his" Ire or hit ! cbll.
dren may bo held In slavery untIl the
debt. Is cancoled.
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Many who tormerly smoked 100 c
now sD10ke Lewis' "SIngle Binder" stralgh'
50 elgar _ The best combination of hO'bea'
tobaccos. Le\vis' Factory , Peoria , I1t.
"Not Found. "
A letter arrived at the New York
postoffice the oUler day bearlns the
, following address : "To Any Respect. '
able La.w 'er , New York City , > > kw
Yorlc. " The carrier Into whoso ba.1id.
It fell for delivery returned It marked
\n \ blue pencil , "Not found. " .
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A GUARAN'l'lmn ( JURE FOR I'ILE&
[ tcblnJ ; , Dllnd , Dlecdlng 01' l'rutrudtnl ( Pile. . Yoq
ruIGI.t will refund lIIonu ) ' If I' AZO OIN1'1Gi'l
Calla to our. JOu In 6 to 14 tlaYI. We. - - - . .
I World'lJ Unexplored Reglon"'I 'I
Outside the polar reglona there , . .
mains unexplored , It Is estlmo.ted . ,
about one-fitlloth or the land surface
"r the globe. Futeen years ago the I
unknown portions were about n. .
eighth ot the earth's tolal. "
I 11m RUn. Plso's Cure for ConsumpUo BI\ve4
my Ute thNe yellrs IIgo.-Mns , T110S. Ronnm. .
Mllplo StrO'lt , Norwich , N. Y. , I cb. l'i'.l900.
I To Kill Germs In Water.
It Is nLt always convenient to sterl-
IIzo wat6'r , and boiling makes It tast&-
less. In cases where germs are to
bo destruyed , tour drops of tincture of
lodlno ID a bnlf gallon of wnter , left
to stand for n half hour , rend ell th ,
water barmless.
Last year the Sure Hatch Incubator
Co , ot Clay Centre , Neb" shipped 600
Incubato1's to Germany and 8oveJl\l
thousand to Australia. South AfrEca
and Sou.b AmerIca.
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I Virtue and Vice.
J We pRS8 for what we aro. Ch
acter tel'chea us above our wmS. MeJI
Imagine that they communlcato tbeir
virtue Oil' vlco only by overactton. and
do not 5eo that vlrtuo or vice cimit a
brealh "very moment.-Wo.ldo Em
, son.
Few Suicides In Japan.
I Notwithstanding the honor In 'Whtcll
I harakiri III held In Japan , the proPOI'
tlon 01 sulclde8 there III comparattve11 t 1
Jow-177 a million , to 246 In France.
238 In Demark , 233 In Swluerlancl
and 205 In German , . .
Have No Uu for Pocket. .
We ordered a now pair at troUII8rI
the other day and when we cot lhelll
they were wIthout poekeLa. When WI
kicked the tanor told ua he alway ,
made newlpaper men' , paata that
W&7Saur Clnter Hera14.
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